U.S. Department of Defense Initiative Funds AI Scientists to Help Predict the Future on the Battlefield Christopher Plain·August 19, 2026The United States Department of Defense has asked AI scientists to build a tool to 'predict the future' in active battlefield environments.
AI Is Rewriting Human History—But New Study Finds It’s Stuck Decades in the Past Tim McMillan·February 17, 2026Study finds AI is misrepresenting human History, generating Neanderthals based on outdated science, bias, and myths.
“Turn Ideas into Physical Objects”: If You Describe an Object, This AI-Driven Robot Can Build It Christopher Plain·December 22, 2025MIT and Google DeepMind researchers have created an AI-driven robot that can turn ideas into physical objects with only simple text prompts
Does ‘Minecraft’ Have Free Will? Expert Says Game’s Voyager Agent Meets All Three Conditions Christopher Plain·May 14, 2025A Finnish philosophy professor says the generative AI 'Voyager' agent in Minecraft meets the three primary criteria for free will.
AI Can Boost Creativity, Making Stories More Engaging and Enjoyable Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 15, 2024New research suggests generative AI can boost an author’s creativity by suggested changes that would make a story more engaging to its target audience.